| Description |
3 videodiscs (DVD)(125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 249.
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 249.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. |
| Language |
French and Arabic dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Various release dates on containers. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
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Special features: Disc 1: new high-definition transfer of film; "Return to Algiers (1992, 55 min.); theatrical and re-release trailers; poster gallery; Disc 2: the making-of "The battle of Algiers"; "The dictatorship of truth" a 37-min. documentary; directors commentary on "The battle of Algiers"; Disc 3: documentary "The battle of Algiers and history"; "Etats d'armes" 30-min. excerpt from 'L'ennemi intime'; "How to win the battle, but lose the war of ideas" a conversation." |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Marcello Gatti ; editors, Mario Morra, Mario Serandrei ; original music, Ennio Morricone ; production designer, Sergio Canevari. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed. |
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The film is considered one of the most influential political films in history, by Gillo Pontecorvo. Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, etc. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. |
| Note |
Special features: documentaries ; interviews ; The Battle of Algiers: a case study, a video piece; production gallery; theatrical and re-release trailers; booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Peter Matthews. |
| Subject |
Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Torture -- Algeria -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Autonomy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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War -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Foreign films -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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FOREIGN FILMS (ARABIC), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919-2006.
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Haggiag, Brahim.
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Martin, Jean.
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Saadi, Yacef, 1928-
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Kerbash, Samia.
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Paletti, Ugo.
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| Added Title |
Battle of Algiers |
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Bataille d'Alger |
| ISBN |
9781604657722 |
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0780028872 |
| Standard No. |
715515109611 |
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037429195628 |
| Music No. |
CC2303DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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BAT120 Criterion Collection |
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